STR vs HEA Dream11 Prediction, BBL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 3 of BBL 2023-24

Colin Munro will lead the Adelaide Strikers in this match.

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Updated - 09 Dec 2023, 11:05 IST

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Preview

Adelaide Strikers (STR) will take on Brisbane Heat (HEA) in the third match of the BBL 2023-24 on Saturday (December 9) at the Adelaide Oval. Heat won their first game against Melbourne Stars, while Strikers will play their first match of the season.

Strikers finished in 7th position last season with five wins in 14 games. Matthew Short has been named the skipper of the team for this season. Ryan Gibson, Colin de Grandhomme, Harry Conway, Peter Siddle, and Jordan Buckingham have been released by the team this season. Rashid Khan has withdrawn his name from the tournament due to a back injury. David Payne was signed as a replacement for Rashid. Jamie Overton and Adam Hose were the two international players who were picked in the draft by the Strikers. D’Arcy Short, who played for Hobart Hurricanes since the 2016-17 season, has signed a two year deal with the Strikers.

Heat posted a total of 214 runs for the loss of three wickets against the Melbourne Stars. Colin Murno played a crucial role with the bat and remained unbeaten on 99 runs off 61 deliveries, including nine fours and five sixes. The Stars were bundled out for 111 runs in 15.1 overs and lost the match by a huge margin of 103 runs. Mitchell Swepson was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for 23 runs in 3.1 overs. Michael Neser and Xavier Bartlett took two wickets each.

Also check: STR vs HEA Match Prediction – Who will win today’s BBL match?

Match Information

Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, 3rd Match

Big Bash League, 9 Dec 2023, Sat, 1:45 PM IST ,Adelaide Oval

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

Disney+ Hotstar

Weather Report

Adelaide Oval

Clouds

29.4°C

18% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Adelaide Strikers

L
L
L
L
L

Brisbane Heat

W
L
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Matthew Short

STR - all

541 Runs

11 Matches

2

Josh Brown

HEA - bat

366 Runs

9 Matches

3

Chris Lynn

STR - bat

304 Runs

7 Matches

4

D'Arcy Short

STR - all

244 Runs

11 Matches

5

Colin Munro

HEA - bat

224 Runs

7 Matches

222 Runs

9 Matches

1

David Payne

STR - bowl

205.88

10 Matches

2

168.33

7 Matches

3

Max Bryant

HEA - bat

164.91

5 Matches

4

Chris Lynn

STR - bat

164.32

7 Matches

5

156.52

10 Matches

6

Usman Khawaja

HEA - bat

155.56

2 Matches

1

Xavier Bartlett

HEA - bowl

20 Wkts

11 Matches

2

Spencer Johnson

HEA - bowl

19 Wkts

11 Matches

3

Paul Walter

HEA - all

17 Wkts

11 Matches

4

Jamie Overton

STR - all

16 Wkts

9 Matches

5

Cameron Boyce

STR - bowl

14 Wkts

11 Matches

6

Lloyd Pope

STR - bowl

13 Wkts

6 Matches

3.60

9 Matches

6.57

11 Matches

3

Cameron Boyce

STR - bowl

6.92

11 Matches

4

6.99

10 Matches

5

Spencer Johnson

HEA - bowl

7.05

11 Matches

6

Michael Neser

HEA - all

7.52

11 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Adelaide Strikers

MW Short (C), DJM Short, CA Lynn, AJ Hose, J Weatherald, HJ Nielsen (wk), J Overton, CJ Boyce, WA Agar, Henry Thornton, BAD Manenti

Bench : HJ Hunt, AT Carey, Thomas Kelly, TM Head, Brendan Doggett, James Bazley, Rashid Khan, David Payne

Brisbane Heat

C Munro (C), Josh Brown, Sam Billings (wk), Max Bryant, Jack Wildermuth, PI Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, SH Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Bench : Jimmy Peirson, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, NA McSweeney, Will Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Lachlan Hearne, Jack Wood

Injury and availability news

Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne have not been named in the squad and are busy preparing for the first Test against Pakistan. Colin Munro will lead the Strikers in the absence of Khawaja.

Pitch Report

The surface at the Adelaide Oval will likely provide excellent support to the batters in this game. The average first innings score in the last five T20 matches has been 173 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.

72%

Pace Bowling

28%

Spin Bowling

75%

Batting Pitch

173

Average Score

25%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Colin Munro HEA | BAT

He won the Player of the Match award in the first game against Melbourne Stars. Munro scored 99 runs off 61 deliveries and guided the Heat to a significant total.

6.5
C

Matthew Short STR | ALL

He has been appointed the skipper of the Strikers for this season. Short finished as the second-highest run-scorer last season with 458 runs and took 11 wickets as well.

7.5

Max Bryant HEA | BAT

He has experience of playing in 58 matches in BBL and has amassed 1179 runs at a strike rate of 133.98, including four half-centuries.

7.5

Sam Billings HEA | WK

He scored 187 runs in eight innings last season at an average of 23.37 and a strike rate of 132.62. Billings has overall made 1032 runs in BBL at a strike rate of 141.95.

9

Michael Neser HEA | ALL

He was the leading wicket-taker for the Heat last season and took a total of 26 wickets in 16 innings at an average of 19.03, an economy of 8.51, and a strike rate of 13.42.

9.5

Paul Walter HEA | ALL

He made his BBL debut in the first game and took one wicket in the only over that he bowled. Walter has played in over 100 T20 matches and has amassed 1551 runs and 63 wickets.

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8.5

Usman Khawaja

HEA | BAT

7.5

Marnus Labuschagne

HEA | BAT

Last Updated On - Dec 9 2023 11:05 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

2 : 9

HEA

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
Sam Billings

7.5

Max Bryant

7.5

Colin Munro
C

8.5

Michael Neser
VC

9

Paul Walter

9.5

Matthew Short

6.5

Jamie Overton

8.5

Xavier Bartlett

8

Spencer Johnson

8

Matthew Kuhnemann

8

Mitchell Swepson

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

3 : 8

HEA

Credits Left
9.5/100

Grand League
Sam Billings

7.5

Colin Munro

8.5

Chris Lynn

8

Michael Neser

9

Paul Walter
VC

9.5

Matthew Short
C

6.5

Xavier Bartlett

8

Spencer Johnson

8

Matthew Kuhnemann

8

Mitchell Swepson

9

Wes Agar

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

3 : 8

HEA

Credits Left
10/100

Mega League
Sam Billings

7.5

Max Bryant
C

7.5

Colin Munro

8.5

Adam Hose

8

Michael Neser

9

Paul Walter

9.5

Matthew Short

6.5

Xavier Bartlett

8

Matthew Kuhnemann

8

Mitchell Swepson
VC

9

Wes Agar

8.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

3 : 8

HEA

Credits Left
10/100

CricTracker Special
Sam Billings

7.5

Max Bryant
C

7.5

Colin Munro

8.5

Adam Hose

8

Michael Neser

9

Paul Walter

9.5

Matthew Short

6.5

Xavier Bartlett

8

Matthew Kuhnemann

8

Mitchell Swepson
VC

9

Wes Agar

8.5

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